The fonds contains ledger books from the Fish family businesses, including the blacksmith shop ledger, day accounts, invoice books, stock books and cash expenditure books. Some detail financial specifics for their blacksmithing interest, others record the details of the general merchandise store and the lumber yard holdings.
This fonds contains various administrative documents used for the daily operation of the Fundy Weir Fishermen's Association and a few of its endeavors.
The captain's log fills most of the log book and gives sailing dates of the "Venus", weather conditions, departure points, and ports of call. The rest of the volume contains accounts in several different hands.
This collection consists of records relating primarily to Benjamin Tibbets. It includes copies of photographs of a painting, "Landseer," by B. F. Tibbets; of the specifications of his invention (filed 22 June 1844); and of his 1845 petition to the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick for the issue of a patent (diagram attached). It also includes copies of photographs of himself, Charles McFarlane, Henry McFarlane, and Mrs. McFarlane.
Also included are photocopies of Murray MacLaren's 1938 address to the York-Sunbury Historical Society entitled, "Benjamin Franklin Tibbets and his Work", along with copies of letters from Howden R. Balmain to MacLaren (1938) containing biographical and other information about Benjamin Franklin Tibbets.
1 photograph of Big Hole Brook Camp, located in Storeytown where Big Hole Brook empties into the Southwest Miramichi River. Famous cold water pool. At one time it was leased by the Dead River Company.
W. W. Doak Shop – Exterior View. One photo mounted on card stock. Carries the notation: In the 1940s sportsmen began travelling by automobile, although the train was still available.
1 photograph with 2 copies of Wallace Ward Doak with Charles Defeo standing outside Doak's Fishing Tackle Shop. DeFeo is believed to possibly be Jack Atherton.